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Milton Babbitt

1916-2011 US, Philadelphia
Composer of Classical and Electronic
A.k.a. Milton Byron Babbitt

Milton Byron Babbitt (May 10, 1916 – January 29, 2011) was an American composer, music theorist, and teacher. He is particularly noted for his serial and electronic music.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Electronic
  • Jazz
Popular Tracks   
Three Compositions on Milton Babbitt: Piano Works by Milton Babbitt & Robert Taub
Philomel for soprano, recorded soprano, and synthesized sound on Milton Babbitt: Philomel by Milton Babbitt, Lynne Webber, Jerry Kuderna, Robert Miller & Bethany Beardslee
Semi-Simple Variations on Milton Babbitt: Piano Works by Milton Babbitt & Robert Taub
Partitions on Milton Babbitt: Piano Works by Milton Babbitt & Robert Taub
Post-Partitions on Milton Babbitt: Piano Works by Milton Babbitt & Robert Taub
Duet on Milton Babbitt: Piano Works by Milton Babbitt & Robert Taub
Composition for Four Instruments on Chamber Music of Babbitt & Bavicchi by Various Artists
Tableaux on Milton Babbitt: Piano Works by Milton Babbitt & Robert Taub
Reflections on Milton Babbitt: Piano Works by Milton Babbitt & Robert Taub
Philomel on A Breath Upwards by Michael Hersch, Ah Young Hong, Gleb Kanasevich, Jamie Hersch & Miranda Cuckson

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
PhilomelMilton Babbitt - Juliet Fraser2018Single
All SetMilton Babbitt2013Album
Sheer PluckTodd Seelye - Luciano Berio, Ursula Mamlok, James Dillon, Milton Babbitt, Charles Wuorinen, Elliott Carter, Robert Morris2011Album
Soli e DuettiniMilton Babbitt, The Group For Contemporary Music2006Album
Babitt-FeldmanMilton Babbitt, Morton Feldman, Paul Zukofsky, Composers Ensemble2003Album
Occasional VariationsMilton Babbitt2003Album
Soli E DuettiniMilton Babbitt - The Group For Contemporary Music1996Album
Secret Geometry: Music For Piano And Electronic TapeAleck Karis - Milton Babbitt / Mario Davidovsky / Arthur Kreiger / James Primosch / Joji Yuasa1996Album
PhilomelMilton Babbitt1995Compil.
Variations For Orchestra / Spectra / Correspondences / Atlas EclipticalisJohn Cage · Elliott Carter · Milton Babbitt · Gunther Schuller - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, James Levine1994Album
New Music With Guitar, Vol. 5Mel Powell, Milton Babbitt, John Anthony Lennon, Mario Davidovsky, Roger Reynolds, Tom Flaherty — Anderson/Fader Duo • Elgart/Yates Duo • David Starobin • Todd Seelye • SMU Meadows Symphony Orchestra • David Milnes1993Compil.
Babbitt / Diamond / PersichettiMilton Babbitt, David Diamond, Vincent Persichetti, The Juilliard Orchestra, Christopher Keene, Paul Zukofsky, James DePreist1990Album
Electro Acoustic Music: ClassicsEdgard Varèse, Milton Babbitt, Roger Reynolds, Iannis Xenakis1990Compil.
Three American String QuartetsElliott Carter, Milton Babbitt, Mel Powell - The Composers Quartet1990Album
Sextets / The Joy Of More SextetsMilton Babbitt, Rolf Schulte, Alan Feinberg1988Album
Perspectives Of New MusicRandolph Hostetler, Milton Babbitt, Richard Swift, Charles Amirkhanian1988Album
Milton BabbittMilton Babbitt1988Album
Concerto For Piano and Orchestra/The Head of the BedMilton Babbitt1987Album
Out Of BoundsMatthias Kriesberg - Milton Babbitt / Stefan Wolpe / Arthur Kreiger1987Album
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra · The Head Of The BedMilton Babbitt - American Composers Orchestra, Charles Wuorinen, Alan Feinberg · Parnassus, Anthony Korf, Judith Bettina1987Album
Chamber WorksMilton Babbitt / John Bavicchi1986Album
Piano WorksMilton Babbitt - Robert Taub1986Album
Music For ViolaMilton Babbitt / Emmanuel Ghent / Vincent Persichetti / Robert Pollock, John Graham, Robert Black1981Album
A Solo Requiem / Haiku Settings • Filigree Setting • Three Synthesizer SettingsMilton Babbitt, Mel Powell1981Album
Sonata / Responses / Three Compositions For Piano / SonataLeon Kirchner / Seymour Shifrin / Milton Babbitt / Béla Bartók, Robert Taub1981Album
Philomel / Piano Sonata No.3Milton Babbitt / Roger Sessions1980Album
Triple Concerto / Arie Da CapoDonald Martino / Milton Babbitt1980Album
New Music For VirtuososMilton Babbitt / Leslie Bassett / William O. Smith / Charles Wuorinen1977Album
Spectrum: New American Music, Volume VMilton Babbitt / T.J. Anderson / Richard Wernick – Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Arthur Weisberg1974Album
String Quartet / String Quartet No. 5 / String Quartet No. 2Ruth Crawford Seeger / George Perle / Milton Babbitt - The Composers Quartet1973Album
Quartet No. 3 / String QuartetMilton Babbitt / Charles Wuorinen, The Fine Arts Quartet1972Album
Electronic MusicMilton Babbitt1972Album
Philomel / WakeMilton Babbitt / Fred Lerdahl1970Album
Variations II / Trois Visages De Liège / Ensembles For SynthesizerJohn Cage / Henri Pousseur / Milton Babbitt1967Album
Music Of Mel Powell & Milton BabbittMel Powell / Milton Babbitt1961Album
Opus One stereo number 67Milton Babbitt, Steven R. Gerber, Stephen Peles, Noel ZahlerAlbum
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